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The Shetland Folk Festival is a non-profit, volunteer driven organization dedicated to presenting the
best folk music from around the globe to the local community and visitors alike.
7th May 2007
Well folks, that's it for another year. BOO HOO! It really was a fantastic Festival though. Thanks to all the artistes (both visiting and local), all our sponsors, all the volunteers, all the accommodation hosts, the brilliant staff at Islesburgh as well as at the Clickimin, Lerwick Legion and Shetland Hotel, all the Community halls we used this year, the lighting and PA folks, Sonny Priest and the Lerwick Boating Club bar staff... and for everyone who purchased tickets! We simply couldn't do this Festival without you. Today, there is a really good review of the Festival in the Scotsman which you can find here. On our MySpace site - www.myspace.com/shetlandfolkfestival - we've put up a few photos that Lieve Boussauw has sent through already but there will be plenty more photos to come from both her and other Shetland based photographers. Keep an eye on our Festival archives page for more links related to Festival coverage. Take Care and we'll see you in 2009. The dates for the 29th Festival are 30th April to 3rd May. Best wishes 
3th April 2008 You may already be seeing some of the Folk Festival concert posters appearing in places near you! You can see the entire set by clicking here. 2nd March 2008 In preparation of the programme being made publicly available next month, concert details are now available. 29th February 2008 Applications for Advance Memberships are now closed. Membership receipts and programmes will be sent out on the 14th March. The programme & booking form will be available to the public from 4th April. 7th January 2008 VISITING LINEUP ANNOUNCED! Happy New Year everyone. The provisional lineup for the 28th Shetland Folk Festival has been revealed. Please visit our visiting artistes page to find out who's coming. Yippee! 28th December 2007 To keep you entertained before launching the 2008 lineup, why not take a look at these filmed music clips of last year's festival. Enjoy! 24th December 2007 Details of the 28th Festival venues is now available. 10th December 2007 Things are progressing well with the organising of the 28th Shetland Folk Festival. We'll be announcing the provisional line-up in early January (to cheer you up after the festive period!) and then the countdown will be well and truly underway. In the meantime, here are some essential dates.
11th January – Applications for Advance Membership available for download on this website
26th May 2007 It was with great sadness that we heard of the passing of 'Peerie' Willie Johnson during the week. Willie served as SFFS president between 1994-2002. He will be greatly missed and our condolences go out to his family and friends. 22nd May 2007 Over the next couple of months there are going to be a series of changes to the website as we spruce things up in preparation for the 2008 festival. Firstly I'm glad to announce the festival guestbook is back, and hopefully this time it'll be mostly spam-free. Next in the pipeline is the long awaited return of photos from previous years. |
We're now also on MySpace! www.myspace.com/shetlandfolkfestival
The Shetland Folk Festival Society reserve the right to alter times,
artistes and venues as conditions and circumstances demand.